Cathrin Marxer
Biography
Cathrin Marxer is a senior associate in Baker McKenzie’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Practice Groups in Zurich. She graduated from the University of St. Gallen in 2017 and was admitted to the Swiss bar in 2018. During her time with the Firm, Cathrin spent one year on secondment in the London office and completed several secondments to the Tokyo office, where she gained experience working on international and cross-border matters. Prior to joining the Firm in 2018, she worked at two St. Gallen-based business law firms and gained additional experience at the Financial Intelligence Unit in Liechtenstein.
Practice Focus
Cathrin advises Swiss and multinational clients on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, general corporate law matters, commercial law matters as well as banking and finance matters.
Cathrin has a particular focus on Japan-outbound transactions, having advised Japanese corporates on a number of multi-jurisdictional transactions and completed several secondments to the Firm’s Tokyo office.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised Hitachi on the USD 11 billion acquisition of ABB's power grids business in over 100 jurisdictions (the largest ever acquisition by a Japanese industrial company).
- Advised AURELIUS on its USD 215 million acquisition of Landis+Gyr’s EMEA business, covering operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
- Advised Novonesis on its EUR 1.5 billion acquisition of dsm-firmenich’s share of the Feed Enzyme Alliance, a strategic transaction expanding Novonesis’ position in animal biosolutions.
- Advised Sumitomo Rubber Industries on the sale of Lonstroff AG to NCM Investment Fund V Coéperatief U.A.
- Advised VAT Group as co-lead on its approximately CHF 110 million acquisition of Atonarp, a Japan-based technology company specializing in real-time molecular profiling for semiconductor and industrial applications.
- Advised Marvell Technology on its acquisition of Polariton Technologies, a Swiss developer of high-speed silicon photonics technology.
- Advised VEON and Verny Capital on the sale of Beeline Kyrgyzstan to Eldik Bank, a cross-border transaction involving English, Kyrgyz and Swiss law.
- Advised the Shareholders of EWM Global on the Sale to TMF Group.
- Advised AGIC Capital on its investment into EULITHA AG.
- Advised PSP Swiss Property on the purchase of a prime property in Geneva in a share deal.
- Advised South Pole Holding AG on the minority investment by Temasek and Salesforce Ventures.
- Advised edyn hospitality group on its acquisition of Hotel Ascot, Zurich.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- HSG Alumni - Member
Admissions
- Switzerland (2018)
Education
- University of St. Gallen (MA HSG in Law) (2017)
- University of St. Gallen (BA HSG in Law) (2015)
Languages
- English
- German
- Japanese
Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.